“Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” a traveling exhibition opening at the Kentucky Museum on Thursday (Nov. 3), examines how President Lincoln used the Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the Civil War—the secession of Southern states, slavery and wartime civil liberties.

The following are scheduled programs that will be in conjunction with the exhibition at the Kentucky Museum (all begin at 7 p.m.):

• Nov. 3: “Background of Conflict and the Election of 1860” will be facilitated by Dr. Carol Crowe-Carraco, WKU Professor of History and Nancy Baird, Kentucky historian.
• Nov. 7: “Lincoln, Civil Liberties, and Habeas Corpus” will be presented by Dr. Patricia Minter, WKU Associate Professor of History.
• Nov. 9: “Lincoln and Secession” will be presented by Dr. Glenn LaFantasie, Richard Frockt Family Professor of Civil War History.
• Nov. 14: “Lincoln’s Leadership and Communication Style” will be presented by Dr. Cecile Garmon, WKU Professor of Communication.
• Nov. 16: “Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation” will be presented by Dr. Glenn LaFantasie, Richard Frockt Family Professor of Civil War History.
• Dec. 6: “Concluding Panel Discussion.”

     The National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office organized the traveling exhibition, which was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The traveling exhibition is based on an exhibition of the same name developed by the National Constitution Center.  For more information regarding the programs, contact Bryan Carson at (270) 745-5007.